September 25, 2011

As we wave goodbye to September (where did it go?), here are some Sunday readings for your halftime enjoyment on a football-fillled Sunday...

WARNING: Today's Sunday Readings have multiple links that I would consider not safe for work. Do not open this at work, k? Unless you're dying to no longer work there.

I have not read anything from the New 52 yet other than Justice League, so I do not have a strong opinion on the Catwoman-Starfire controversy. My initial reaction was mostly disappointment, but I think it's wrong to have an opinion that's based on what others say, not what the comic actually is. That said, I do think it's a bit odd to get all upset about Catwoman having relations with a person she's been flirting with/dating for years in the comics, assuming all that flirting is still in continuity. (Getting upset because the splash page looks like crap from a usually solid artist is another thing entirely.) The Starfire thing has more legs to it (no pun intended), based solely on what I've seen. Anyway, here's Laura Hudson's impassioned take on the whole thing and a counterpoint by Mary Staggs that directly addresses Hudson's column. EDITED TO ADD: Here's another counterpoint to Hudson that compares the outrage to the 1950s, from MTV Geek editor V.R. Gallaher.